K. V. Mahadevan

K. V. Mahadevan
Birth name	Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan
Also known as	Mama
Born	(1918-03-14)14 March 1918 Nagercoil, Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari, Travancore
Origin	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres	Film score, Theatre
Occupation(s)	Music Director
Instruments	Key board, Piano
Years active	1942–1992

Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan (Tamil: கிருஷ்ணன்கோயில் வெங்கடாசலம் மகாதேவன்; 14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001), aka Mama, was a South Indian music composer. He is still remembered in Telugu film industry for his great contributions in cinemas like Sankarabharanam, Sirivennela etc.

Career

K. V. Mahadevan was born in 1918 at Nagercoil, Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy, Mahadevan scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after starting his career in the 1942 with Manonmani. Poor health hastened the end of his career in the mid-1990s, and his last film was Swathi Kiranam in 1992.

Filmography

Tamil

• Manonmani (1942)
• Aadavantha Deivam (1960)
• Sarada (1962)
• Iruvar Ullam (1963)
• Thiruvilayadal (1965)
• Saraswati Sabatham (1966)
• Thiruvarutchelvar (1967)
• Kandhan Karunai (1967)
• Thirumal Perumai (1968)
• Adimaippenn (1969)

Malayalam

• Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958) - Background Score only.
• Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan (1971)
• Padmatheertham(1978)
• Kayalum Kayarum (1979)
• Enne Snehikkoo Enne Maathram (1981)
• Kakka (1982)
• Piriyilla Naam (1984)
• Vepraalam (1984)
• Rangam(1985)
• Mangalya Charthu (1987)

Telugu

• Adavi Ramudu (1977)
• Sankarabharanam (1980)
• Srinivasa Kalyanam (1987)
• Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu (1981)
• Saptapadi (1981)
• Trishulam (1982)
• Sirivennela (1986)
• Janaki Ramudu (1988)
• Nari Nari Naduma Murari (1990)
• Alludugaru (1990)
• Assembly Rowdy (1991)
• Swathi Kiranam (1992)

Kannada

• Manini (1979)
• Guru Shishyaru (1981)
• Krishna Rukmini (1988)

Awards

• National Film Award for Best Music Direction (1967) for Kandan Karunai (first recipient of the award)
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director (1969) for Adimai Penn
• National Film Award for Best Music Direction (1980) for Sankarabharanam
• Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) (1992) for Swathi Kiranam

Death

K.V. Mahadevan died on 21 June 2001 in Chennai when he was 83.